Nirvana zoa not looking good

[Qwarex]

Hello, i really dont understand why my zoas look like this, they are rather new and they looked great before. Other zoas are ok-ish, only the nirvanas and watermelon zoas look bad for some reason. What can i do to fix it?

 

[RedFrog211]

What are your current parameters?

 

[wolt]

What are your current parameters?

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[Qwarex]

What are your current parameters?

No3 1, po4 0.01, ca 475, mg 1350, alk had a dip from 10 to 6.5 then back to 9 after waterchange, 1.025 salinity

 

[Qwarex]

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[wolt]

nitrates seem low for zoas

 

[RedFrog211]

If possible, I would move them to a section with slightly less light and dip them in a coral dip, such as coral RX, or something similar. Then if the polyps show improvement, target feed feed phyto/coral food once a week. If they do not improve, keep an eye out for pests, especially at night, and consider dosing an antibiotic, such as KanaPlex.

 

[RedFrog211]

As wolt mentioned, nitrates can be gradually increased, and you may consider an iodine dip as well.

 

[Qwarex]

nitrates seem low for zoas

Yes, im loosing a LOT of color and a couple of corals from low nitrates, i have been waiting for my fish order from april till now, i just cant wait anymore

 

[Qwarex]

As wolt mentioned, nitrates can be gradually increased, and you may consider an iodine dip as well.

I dont have any dips but i have pvp iodine (10% iodine of which is 1% active), is it ok? (Not lugol btw)

 

[DJF]

over the counter 3% iodine works great as a dip on zoas (every time I cut I use iodine)

 

[RedFrog211]

I personally use Seachem “Dip” which doubles as disinfectant and iodine, but others may have more insight to other alternatives!

 

[Qwarex]

over the counter 3% iodine works great as a dip on zoas (every time I cut I use iodine)

So is the one that i have not a good option?

 

[Qwarex]

I personally use Seachem “Dip” which doubles as disinfectant and iodine, but others may have more insight to other alternatives!

I will look into it and maybe buy one, thanks for the advice

 

[DJF]

So is the one that i have not a good option?

I just double checked and I misspoke, my iodine is 10%. Lower is likely fine but you’ll want to use more. I get my dip to about ice tea consistency (not an exact science). Nirvanas are resilient so they should respond well to the treatment.

 

[Qwarex]

I just double checked and I misspoke, my iodine is 10%. Lower is likely fine but you’ll want to use more. I get my dip to about ice tea consistency (not an exact science). Nirvanas are resilient so they should respond well to the treatment.

I dont really know what ice tea consistency is XD, about how many ml per liter of water? Also will the watermelon zoas be ok with it?

 

[Qwarex]

No3 1, po4 0.01, ca 475, mg 1350, alk had a dip from 10 to 6.5 then back to 9 after waterchange, 1.025 salinity

My bad, alk is 7.6 now